The Royal Navy's new Type 45 "Stealth" destroyer is packed with state of the art missiles that will revolutionize air defense. It will be the birth of an entirely new class of ship.
The background to, events of and consequences of the Battle of Mers-El-Kebir on 3 July 1940. In that battle, Royal Navy ships fired on the French Fleet in order to prevent it from falling into German hands. A French battleship was sunk and several other ships damaged. Nearly 1,300 French sailors were killed.
This intriguing and beautifully-shot newsreel features sea-faring heroes, feisty females and a generous lick of paint for a Mississippi steamship.
About the war effort in the West Indies.
From the Sea to the Land Beyond is a film about the British coast made from 100 years of our film heritage stored in the British Film Institute collection, edited by Penny Woolcock with a soundtrack by British Sea Power
Tells the story of probably the world's greatest pilot through an extensive and in-depth interview: Capt Eric "Winkle" Brown CBE, DSC, AFC. From his flight with WW1 German fighter ace Ernst Udet in 1936 through to commanding a squadron of Buccaneers at the height of the Cold War, we hear how "Winkle" Brown experienced the rise and fall of Nazism; how he flew the most dangerous, uncontrollable aircraft, how he cheated death countless times.
George Smith, a mild-mannered clerk with a crush on his boss's daughter, is led astray by an old friend of his father. A midday sojourn to a public bar results in him insulting his boss, getting sacked and enlisting in the Navy. Will he still remain a feeble second-best, or will active service make a man of him?
This film shows the duties of a young British sailor, Lieutenant Ellison, as his submarine H.M. Artemis sails the pack ice north of Iceland to gather data to complete a scientific survey for the Hydrographic Department.
La vie à bord d'un navire hôpital de la marine italienne.
In 1803, the only thing standing between Napoleon and his plan of world domination is England and the British Navy. The admiralty, learning that Napoleon has assembled an invasion fleet decides to send out one of its vessels to destroy it the French flagship under cover of fog. Forced out of retirement, ruthless, tyrannical and temperamental Captain William Blake is put in command. He wields his command with sadistic fury until an epidemic of scurvy attacks the crew and, when he refuses to go ashore for needed provision, mutiny and insubordination results...and, then, the French flagship arrives.
Un cuirassé de la Royal Navy fait escale à Naples. Après avoir passé une soirée mouvementée avec une fille du coin, un marin se retrouve avec le petit frère de celle-ci, un bébé, sur les bras. Mais alors qu'il tente de rendre l'enfant à qui de droit, le navire reprend sa route. Il décide finalement de dissimuler la présence de l'enfant à bord mais les hommes de l'équipage se posent des questions...
Forever England gives John Mills his first leading role as Brown. Born after a brief affair between his mother and a naval officer, he joins the Royal Navy during the First World War. There his bravery and marksmanship keeps a German ship in port so a British ship can sink it. He becomes a hero, but at what cost?
An Inshore Minesweeping Unit has been forgotten by the Navy after World War II on the peaceful island of Boonsley and they have adapted to their circumstances. The men still wear uniforms and the proper reports are filed, although the reports of hundreds of mines are exaggerated. The captain spends his time fishing, the Number One is busy romancing the only Wren on the island and The Chief Boatswain runs a wine smuggling business. Unfortunately the Navy start to get suspicious.
With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.
Pendant la Seconde guerre mondiale, le sous-marin anglais Sea Tiger, avec à sa tête le lieutenant Freddie Taylor, se lance à la poursuite du cuirassé allemand Brandenburg. Mais la traversée de la Baltique se révèle beaucoup plus périlleuse que prévue...
Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts suicide, but can't even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at 'Lover's Leap' by a Royal Navy petty officer. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he'll meet 'lots of girls'. Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as it's been described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he's regarded by the Admiral in charge of a rocket project to be a 'typical average British sailor', and chosen to be the first man to fly into outer space in an experimental rocket.
A newly married WREN, presumed drowned when her ship is torpedoed, spends three years on a tropical island before returning to England to find her husband remarried with a baby son.
Un commandant américain, servi sous la Marine royale britannique en 1942, est affecté au blocus de l'île de Malte et dit de formuler un plan pour détruire l'arsenal nazi en Sicile.
Gibraltar, 1941. Le Lieutenant Crabb est chargé du déminage de la rade. Après le crash en mer d'un avion, les ennemis luttent férocement pour s'emparer de documents essentiels se trouvant à bord. Crabb décide d'utiliser un chariot sous-marin pour s'inflitrer dans la base italienne et la faire exploser...
Dans une base britannique en Norvège pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale , Le commandant Fraser est convaincu de pouvoir , si on lui en donne les moyens , couler le «Tirpitz», le navire-amiral de la flotte allemande. Il fait suivre à ses hommes un entraînement intensif de plongée, mais l’amirauté n’approuve pas son initiative, qu’elle juge trop risquée. Passant outre, Fraser demande à son équipage de jouer le jeu. Abercrombie et Ramsey plongent et passent à travers les deux grilles de défense anti-sous-marine afin de prouver l’efficacité de son plan et de son matériel. Tandis que Fraser rend visite à son supérieur l’amiral Ryder, la torpille explose à l’heure prévue. Ryder, convaincu, lui laisse alors carte blanche. Sous couvert d’un bateau de pêche auquel est arrimé la torpille téléguidée, il envoie quatre de ses hommes vers l’étroit fjord où se cache le «Tirpitz»...